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Kemono Friends

Kemono Friends

20174.62 Seasons24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Japari Park is an enormous integrated zoo built somewhere in this world. A mysterious substance found there, called "Sand Star," causes the animals to turn into humanoid beings called "Animal Girls"! These new creatures spend every day peacefully with the zoo's visitors... but after some time, a lost child turns up in the park. The child's attempt to find the way home turns into a great adventure with the Animal Girls!

Created by Takuya Masumoto
Written by Takuya Masumoto
Produced by Yuichi Izumi
NetworksTV OsakaTV Tokyo

Where to Watch

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Top Cast

Riko Koike

Riko Koike

Caracal

Madoka Kan

Madoka Kan

Kanzashi Fuuchou

Mashiro Yagi

Mashiro Yagi

Katakake Fuuchou

Saki Ono

Saki Ono

Araiguma

Kyouka Tamura

Kyouka Tamura

Gentoo Penguin

Ikuko Chikuta

Ikuko Chikuta

Humboldt Penguin

Ruka Nemoto

Ruka Nemoto

Koutei Penguin

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Kyururu

Yuka Ozaki

Yuka Ozaki

Serval

Yukiyo Fujii

Yukiyo Fujii

Alpaca Suri

Themes & Keywords

anthropomorphismbased on video gameanimeiyashikei

About Kemono Friends

Kemono Friends is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of anthropomorphism, based on video game, anime, iyashikei. Created by Takuya Masumoto, it stars Riko Koike, Madoka Kan, Mashiro Yagi. Japari Park is an enormous integrated zoo built somewhere in this world. A mysterious substance found there, called "Sand Star," causes the animals to turn into humanoid beings called "Animal Girls"! These new creatures spend every day peacefully with the zoo's visitors... but after some time, a lost child turns up in the park. The child's attempt to find the way home turns into a great adventure with the Animal Girls!

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